Diocese of Aalborg

Diocese of Aalborg

Aalborg Stift
Diocese of Aalborg; Aalborg Stift
	The Cathedral of the diocese.
Location
Country	Denmark
Deaneries	14
Statistics
Population; - Total	(as of 2020); 529,469
Parishes	296
Churches	330
Members	437,982 (82.7%)
Information
Denomination	Church of Denmark
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Established	1554
Cathedral	Budolfi Cathedral of Aalborg
Current leadership
Bishop	Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen
Website
	http://aalborgstift.dk/

The Diocese of Aalborg (Danish: Aalborg Stift) is a diocese of the Church of Denmark. It was established in 1554, during the reformation. Its episcopal see is at Budolfi Cathedral and Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen has been the diocese's bishop since 2021.

History

The diocese was founded during the Reformation and effectively replaced the former catholic Diocese of Børglum. From Børglum, the episcopal see was initially moved to Nykøbing Mors, then to Thisted and Hjørring before finally relocating to Aalborg in 1554. Budolfi Cathedral then became the seat of the diocese.^[2]

Structure

The diocese comprises 14 deaneries, 296 parishes, and 330 churches.^[2]

Deaneries:

Budolfi
Aalborg Nordre
Aalborg Vestre
Aalborg Østre
Brønderslev
Frederikshavn
Hadsund
Hjørring Nordre
Hjørring Søndre
Jammerbugt
Rebuild
Sydthy
Thisted
Morsø

List of Bishops

Laurids Nielsen, 1554–1557
Jørgen Mortensen Bornholm, 1557–1587
Jacob Holm, 1587–1609
Christen Hansen Riber, 1609–1642
Anders Andersen Ringkjøbing, 1642–1668
Morits Kønning, 1668–1672
Mathias Foss, 1672–1683
Henrik Bornemann, 1683–1693
Jens Bircherod, 1693–1708
Frands Thestrup, 1708–1735
Christoffer Mumme, 1735–1737
Broder Brorson, 1737–1778
Christian Beverlin Studsgaard, 1778–1806
Rasmus Jansen, 1806–1827
- Vacant (1827–1833)
Nikolai Fogtmann, 1833–1851
Severin Claudius Wilken Bindesbøll, 1851–1856
Peter Kierkegaard, 1856–1876
Peter Engel Lind, 1875–1888
Vilhelm Carl Schousboe, 1888–1900
Fredrik Nielsen, 1900–1905
Christian Møller, 1905–1915
Christian Ludwigs, 1915–1930
Paul Oldenbourg, 1930–1940
D. von Huth Smith, 1940–1950
Erik Jensen, 1950–1970
Henrik Christiansen, 1975–1991
Søren Lodberg Hvas, 1991–2010
Henning Toft Bro, 2010–2021
Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen, 2021–present^[3]

References

^ "Folkekirkens medlemstal". Kirkeministeriet (in Danish). 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Om Aalborg Stift". Aalborg Stift (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "New Bishop in the Diocese of Aalborg". Folkekirkens Mellemkirkelige Råd. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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[1] "Folkekirkens medlemstal". Kirkeministeriet (in Danish). 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[:0-2] "Om Aalborg Stift". Aalborg Stift (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[3] "New Bishop in the Diocese of Aalborg". Folkekirkens Mellemkirkelige Råd. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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